Where does “paulownia” come from?

paulownia (New Latin) comes from German Pawlowna, from Russian Па́вловна, from Russian Па́вел, from Old Church Slavonic Павьлъ, from Ancient Greek Παῦλος, from Latin paulus, from Latin paullus.

Ancestry of “paulownia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Pawlowna	—
2	Russian	Па́вловна	—
3	Russian	Па́вел	Paul
4	Old Church Slavonic	Павьлъ	—
5	Ancient Greek	Παῦλος	Paul, a common Roman name, famously held by Paul, the Christian apostle
6	Latin	paulus	little, small
7	Latin	paullus	—

Words derived from “paulownia”

pavlovnie

Every word from Latin paullus →Every word from Latin paulus →Every word from Ancient Greek Παῦλος →